Figuières
\fi.ɡjɛʁ\
The verdict
“Figuières” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Figueras, ville de Catalogne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-figuieres · Figuières · French
Figuières · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Figuières |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \fi.ɡjɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Figuières is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \fi.ɡjɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Figueras, ville de Catalogne.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Figuières, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Figuières, spelled F-I-G-U-I-È-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1Figueras, ville de Catalogne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Figuières appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En quittant Figuières on suit une route qui sans être large est bonne et offre des points de vue assez jolis ; au bout de deux heures on arrive par une belle descente d’où l’on découvre le golfe de Roses, au château fort de Castellon d’Apuras ou Ampurias.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.